The New York Knicks continued their impressive preseason play leading up to the start of the 2015-16 NBA season, and Derek Fisher feels optimistic about the strides he’s seeing from the newcomers as well as the veteran players as well. D-Fish and the Knicks are now undefeated in preseason play after a 115-104 victory over [...]
The New York Knicks opened their preseason slate on Wednesday night and Coach Derek Fisher's squad put forth an impressive first showing against Bauru Basket of the Brazilian Novo Basquete league. While still just an exhibition, the game — which New York won 100-81 — presented a good opportunity for Coach Fisher to get some of his young [...]
As Derek Fisher embarks on his second year as the head coach of the New York Knicks, there’s a positive atmosphere around the entire Knicks organization. At New York's Media Day last week, Phil Jackson and Coach Fisher opted not to discuss expectations for this year and instead honed in on the team's quest to be [...]
Derek Fisher begins his second season as coach of the New York Knicks in earnest next week, when the Knicks open training camp in West Point, New York, and the team will have a much different look from a year ago when Coach Fisher took the reins for the first time. Only six players who [...]
It was a truly SpectacUALR night for both Derek Fisher and the University of Arkansas – Little Rock department of athletics. The New York Knicks head coach and Little Rock Trojan was the honoree at the seventh annual SpectacUALR fundraiser on Thursday night, which raised $320,000—more than $100,000 more than any previous year. "SpectacUALR 2015 [...]
As the head coach of Manhattan's New York Knicks, the 9/11 anniversary is close to Derek Fisher's heart. So this past Friday, on the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives and injured countless others, Coach Fish did what he could to give back. Derek, along with numerous other [...]
Derek Fisher is eager for the biggest night of his offseason. This Thursday evening, the New York Knicks head coach will be honored by his alma mater, the University of Arkansas – Little Rock, at its annual SpectacUALR fundraising event. Normally a man of little fanfare, the Little Rock native and former Trojan basketball star [...]
Derek Fisher has always found books as outstanding sources of wisdom and knowledge, and this offseason, he took a page out of his mentor Phil Jackson’s book. As Jackson often did as a coach, and still does as the president of the New York Knicks, Derek gave summer reading assignments to his players to help [...]
Derek Fisher is remembered for many accomplishments throughout his playing career, but in the state of Arkansas, his legacy will always be tied The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the new heights he's helped his alma mater reach both during his four-year stay and in the many years since. On Sept. 10 in Little [...]
Derek Fisher and the new-look New York Knicks are looking to turn things around this season after enduring a transitional period last year, and now they know exactly how that path to improvement will look The NBA released its 2015-16 schedule last week, and D-Fish’s squad will have their stamina put to the test with [...]